Relentless bursting of firecrackers, flouting the Supreme Court-mandated time slots, blanketed Delhi in toxic haze on Tuesday a day after Diwali, with the air quality index (AQI) worsening to the 'severe' category. According to data, the average air quality index (AQI) stood at 451 at 7 am – 1.8x above the national average – as pollution levels worsened amid festive celebrations.
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